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AIBU to not like my Mum

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Pinkgorilla101 · 25/03/2026 09:42

Name change for this. Growing up I was never good enough. I was often afraid to do or say anything that would get me into trouble. My sibling on the other hand was the golden child. She did tell me on occasion that she never wanted a girl.
It got worse growing up. I was regularly hit for not doing a lot wrong imo. I still get told what an awful teenager I was. I was pregnant at 20 and she was absolutely horrified and wouldn’t talk to me without screaming. I wanted more children but found out I couldn’t have any so tried IVF. She told me it was unnatural and not to mention it to her.
Once she told me she could kill herself because I was her daughter.
However she has been a wonderful Nan to my child who is now a Father himself. She has been generous financially albeit reminding me every 5 minutes how grateful I should be.
The dilemma is we now live in different countries and she expects to come and visit for weeks at a time. Myself and my husband both don’t like her but I feel like I should accommodate it as she is my Mum. She feels she is entitled to see her great grandchildren as much as she wants. But we feel that it is our turn to enjoy our grandchildren. She has had that with her own.
Sorry for the ramble - I just felt I needed to write it all down

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LadyDanburysHat · 25/03/2026 10:21

I don't think you should have allowed her in your DCs life in the first place. Clearly she only likes your DC because he is male. Does that not affect you? Don't visit her, you don't have to. You don't owe her anything.

Endofyear · 25/03/2026 10:18

She sounds horrible and I wouldn't have her to stay at all if I were you. Life's too short and you should be enjoying your time with your own children and grandchildren. She doesn't deserve your company after the way she's treated you. Leave her to her golden child and keep your contact with her very low.

pikachu11 · 25/03/2026 10:12

Those were horrible things to say to a child. I don't like her either and I've never met her!

CinnamonBuns67 · 25/03/2026 10:07

Yanbu to not like her, you certainly shouldn't accommodate her just because shes your mum, being a parent doesn't entitle someone to act like a dick.

Her contact with your grandchildren is up to their parents, niether you nor her are entitled to dictate how often or at all. That's the parents right to decide who can and cannot be around their children so if they want her in the children's life, that's up to them.

Tel12 · 25/03/2026 09:48

Well you're definitely not being unreasonable. As a grandmother yourself it really time that you started laying some boundaries. One annual visit for a week or 10 days for instance. She's not going to change so it's up- to you to manage the situation.

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